HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age
(Numbers in thousands)
Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted (1)
Employment status, race, sex, and age
Apr. Mar. Apr. Apr. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.
2007 2008 2008 2007 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008
WHITE
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 187,843 189,019 189,147 187,843 189,093 188,787 188,906 189,019 189,147
Civilian labor force....................... 123,944 124,679 124,599 124,433 125,460 125,340 124,940 125,190 125,171
Participation rate..................... 66.0 66.0 65.9 66.2 66.3 66.4 66.1 66.2 66.2
Employed................................. 119,231 118,827 119,341 119,505 119,889 119,858 119,534 119,574 119,667
Employment-population ratio............ 63.5 62.9 63.1 63.6 63.4 63.5 63.3 63.3 63.3
Unemployed............................... 4,713 5,853 5,258 4,928 5,571 5,482 5,406 5,616 5,504
Unemployment rate...................... 3.8 4.7 4.2 4.0 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.5 4.4
Not in labor force......................... 63,899 64,339 64,548 63,410 63,633 63,447 63,966 63,829 63,975
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force....................... 65,104 65,292 65,110 65,135 65,506 65,470 65,270 65,342 65,183
Participation rate..................... 76.4 76.1 75.8 76.4 76.3 76.4 76.1 76.2 75.9
Employed................................. 62,857 62,214 62,483 62,837 62,929 62,924 62,745 62,665 62,507
Employment-population ratio............ 73.8 72.5 72.8 73.7 73.3 73.5 73.2 73.1 72.8
Unemployed............................... 2,247 3,078 2,627 2,298 2,577 2,546 2,524 2,677 2,676
Unemployment rate...................... 3.5 4.7 4.0 3.5 3.9 3.9 3.9 4.1 4.1
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force....................... 53,443 54,201 54,102 53,496 54,286 54,192 54,078 54,264 54,211
Participation rate..................... 59.6 60.1 60.0 59.7 60.2 60.2 60.0 60.2 60.1
Employed................................. 51,677 52,093 52,195 51,640 52,107 52,143 52,004 52,061 52,182
Employment-population ratio............ 57.7 57.8 57.9 57.6 57.8 57.9 57.7 57.7 57.8
Unemployed............................... 1,766 2,108 1,907 1,857 2,179 2,049 2,075 2,202 2,029
Unemployment rate...................... 3.3 3.9 3.5 3.5 4.0 3.8 3.8 4.1 3.7
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian labor force....................... 5,397 5,187 5,386 5,801 5,668 5,678 5,592 5,584 5,777
Participation rate..................... 41.4 39.7 41.2 44.5 43.3 43.5 42.8 42.7 44.2
Employed................................. 4,698 4,519 4,663 5,029 4,853 4,791 4,785 4,848 4,978
Employment-population ratio............ 36.1 34.6 35.7 38.6 37.1 36.7 36.6 37.1 38.1
Unemployed............................... 699 667 723 773 815 887 807 736 799
Unemployment rate...................... 13.0 12.9 13.4 13.3 14.4 15.6 14.4 13.2 13.8
BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 27,385 27,709 27,746 27,385 27,704 27,640 27,675 27,709 27,746
Civilian labor force....................... 17,353 17,601 17,654 17,483 17,538 17,713 17,632 17,702 17,753
Participation rate..................... 63.4 63.5 63.6 63.8 63.3 64.1 63.7 63.9 64.0
Employed................................. 15,997 16,010 16,207 16,048 15,961 16,090 16,169 16,116 16,234
Employment-population ratio............ 58.4 57.8 58.4 58.6 57.6 58.2 58.4 58.2 58.5
Unemployed............................... 1,356 1,591 1,447 1,435 1,577 1,623 1,463 1,586 1,520
Unemployment rate...................... 7.8 9.0 8.2 8.2 9.0 9.2 8.3 9.0 8.6
Not in labor force......................... 10,032 10,109 10,092 9,902 10,165 9,927 10,043 10,007 9,992
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force....................... 7,801 7,839 7,905 7,849 7,883 7,916 7,947 7,922 7,945
Participation rate..................... 70.8 70.4 70.9 71.3 70.7 71.3 71.5 71.2 71.3
Employed................................. 7,163 7,140 7,243 7,196 7,218 7,259 7,320 7,255 7,278
Employment-population ratio............ 65.1 64.1 65.0 65.4 64.7 65.4 65.8 65.2 65.3
Unemployed............................... 638 698 662 652 665 656 627 667 667
Unemployment rate...................... 8.2 8.9 8.4 8.3 8.4 8.3 7.9 8.4 8.4
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force....................... 8,787 9,032 9,039 8,792 8,803 8,921 8,866 9,016 9,038
Participation rate..................... 63.9 64.9 64.9 64.0 63.4 64.3 63.8 64.8 64.9
Employed................................. 8,296 8,368 8,419 8,268 8,187 8,266 8,289 8,336 8,374
Employment-population ratio............ 60.4 60.2 60.4 60.2 59.0 59.6 59.6 59.9 60.1
Unemployed............................... 491 664 620 525 617 654 577 680 664
Unemployment rate...................... 5.6 7.3 6.9 6.0 7.0 7.3 6.5 7.5 7.4
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian labor force....................... 765 730 710 842 851 876 819 764 771
Participation rate..................... 29.1 27.4 26.6 32.0 32.0 33.0 30.8 28.7 28.9
Employed................................. 537 501 545 584 556 564 560 525 582
Employment-population ratio............ 20.4 18.8 20.4 22.2 20.9 21.2 21.0 19.7 21.8
Unemployed............................... 228 229 165 258 295 313 259 239 189
Unemployment rate...................... 29.8 31.3 23.3 30.6 34.7 35.7 31.7 31.3 24.5
ASIAN
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 10,545 10,645 10,658 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Civilian labor force....................... 6,951 7,184 7,220 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Participation rate..................... 65.9 67.5 67.7 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Employed................................. 6,723 6,928 6,985 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Employment-population ratio............ 63.8 65.1 65.5 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Unemployed............................... 228 256 234 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Unemployment rate...................... 3.3 3.6 3.2 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Not in labor force......................... 3,594 3,462 3,438 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and
seasonally adjusted columns.
2 Data not available.
NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for all races.
Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
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